A NURSE described as a ‘superhero’ has been recognised for her bravery after pulling her 84-year-old neighbour through smoke and flames, rescuing him from a fire.

On July 10, Jayne Jones was woken up in the middle of the night by the sound of shattering glass. She looked out of her bedroom window to be greeted by the horrific sight of an elderly neighbour’s house ablaze.

Unfazed, the Prestatyn nurse rushed into the burning building in her dressing gown to save Roy Savage.

The front door was open and she found Mr Savage inside the smoke filled house, on Victoria Road, Prestatyn, with a bowl of water trying to tackle the fire.

Burning debris was raining down from the ceiling and setting fire to furniture, the roof was beginning to collapse and more windows were shattering with the heat.

She grabbed the elderly man’s hands and pulled him out of the front door to safety.

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The fire destroyed the roof of Roy’s house. Picture: Steve Evans

Jayne, who previously worked at Glan Clwyd hospital and now operates Hear and Now Professional Ear Wax Removal, has now been awarded one of the country’s top national bravery honours - a Royal Humane Society Testimonial on Vellum.

This will be signed by Princess Alexandra, the Society’s President.

She also received praise from by Andrew Chapman, the society’s secretary, who called her “a true superhero.”

Speaking to the Journal at the time, Jayne said: “I’d just woken up in the night anyway, and I heard a noise that sounded like glass shattering.

“My first though was that someone had tried to break in to Roy’s - then I looked out the window and saw flames about six or eight feet bursting out of the window.

“It was exactly 4.17am when I screamed at my boyfriend to call for help, and I grabbed my dressing gown and ran down the stairs in my slippers and towards the house.

“Roy had opened the door, before going back in - if he hadn’t have done that, I don’t believe I’d have been able to get in.”

Jayne added: “Roy knew there was a fire, because the ceiling was burning and dropping flames onto the couch. He wanted me to help him but I had to firmly encourage him and pull him by his hands.”

“Looking back, I can’t believe how aggressive the fire was. At the time, I kind of went into autopilot - it wasn’t until Sunday that it hit me.

“I just want people to realise after this how important it is to make sure your smoke alarm is working.”

Mr Chapman said: “It takes enormous courage to go into a blazing building and this one was well alight with the imminent danger that any-one inside could be hit by blazing debris and the added danger they could be over-come by smoke.

“Jayne didn’t hesitate though. Her one thought was to save her neighbour and thanks to her he survived the horrific ordeal. She was a true superhero and richly deserves the award she is to receive.”